Healthcare & Safety — West Jefferson, North Carolina

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.339%
Adult Smoking0.174%
Uninsured0.1360390444%
Physical Inactivity0.241%
Excessive Drinking0.2096958004%
Poor Health0.178%
Children Poverty0.22%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceWEST JEFFERSON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceNORTH CAROLINA PARK RANGERS - MOUNT JEFFERSON STATE PARKN/A mi
PoliceJEFFERSON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireWest Jefferson Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireJefferson Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireFleetwood Volunteer Fire and RescueN/A mi
EMSWEST JEFFERSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
EMSASHE COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCORPORATEDN/A mi
EMSBLUE RIDGE MEDICAL TRANSPORT INCORPORATEDN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes5
Fatalities7
Fatality Rate (per 100K)26.3
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 178.6%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)33.42
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.